Improvised Melee Weapon

See also: Improvised Melee Weapon (Bonus Action)

Improvised Melee Weapon is a common Action that allows the user to improvise an attack by picking up an item or creature off the ground or from their inventory.

Description

Pick up an item or creature and use it to make a melee attack.

Your Strength affects how much weight you can lift. Heavier items deal more damage.

Properties

Cost

 Action
Damage:

ObjectBludgeoning

Details

Attack roll

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5  ft

Range for picking up objects from the ground is AoE: 1 m / 3 ft (Radius)

• Damage:
  • For weapons with the  Thrown property, the damage roll and damage type is the same as the weapon's melee damage
  • For other objects and creatures, damage is determined by the targets weight of the object being thrown:
    • Light objects: under  Weight: 10 kg / 20 lb:
      1d4Bludgeoning damage.
    • Medium objects:  Weight: 10 kg / 20 lb - 50 kg / 100 lb:
      2d4Bludgeoning damage.
    • Heavy objects: over  Weight: 50 kg / 100 lb:
      2d4Bludgeoning damage.
• If the thrown object or creature is heavier than half the target's weight the target will be knocked back 2 m / 7 ft.
• If the thrown object or creature is heavier than the target's weight the target will become  Prone (no saving throw).
• Throwing a creature will apply  Prone to that thrown creature (no saving throw).

Technical details

UID

Throw_ImprovisedWeapon

Spell flags

AbortOnSecondarySpellRollFail, AddFallDamageOnLand, CombatLogSetSingleLineRoll, IgnoreSilence, IgnoreVisionBlock, InventorySelection, IsHarmful, PickupEntityAndMove, RangeIgnoreVerticalThreshold

Condition: Prone

 Prone

Duration: 1 turn

• Can't move or take  Actions,  Bonus actions, or  Reactions, and has Disadvantage on Strength and Dexterity saving throws.
• Attacks against a Prone creature have Advantage if they're made within 3 m / 10 ft of the creature.
• A Prone creature must spend half its Movement Speed to stand up.
  • A character with the Athlete feat spends only 1.5 m / 5 ft of Movement Speed to stand up.

Prone, Unconscious

Notes

• A creature can pick up items and other creatures weighing up to $0.2\cdot {\text{Strength}}^{2}$ kg. For example, with a Strength score of 18, the weight limit for Improvised Weapon is  Weight: 64.8 kg / 129.6 lb.
  • It requires a Strength of at least 20 to pick up a normal humanoid ( Weight: 75 kg / 150 lb).
• Triggers  Extra Attack.
• Can be done as a free attack after triggering Extra Attack.
• Berserker can do this as a bonus action via  Improvised Melee Weapon (Bonus Action).
• Improvised Melee Weapon counts as a melee unarmed attack.
  • The  Tavern Brawler feat improves Improvised Melee Weapon.
• This ability can allow a strong character to move other creatures and objects to more desirable locations, though it usually involves smashing said creature or object into the ground. Canceling your action allows movement without making the attack, and only uses movement as a result - no actions expended (though you need an action to attempt the Improvised Melee Weapon).
  • This feature can be further used to relocate creatures or objects by use of the fast travel system. While still moving the object/creature that is to be used as a melee weapon, quickly fast travel to your desired location. If you manage to fast travel before completing the attack, you and the held creature will be teleported together. Without a clear path back to their original location, NPCs will remain locked in their new location, allowing players to create a convenient hub of Merchants in one fast travel location.